from an energy perspective, it's very important. and also from a symbolic perspective. don't forget the crimean peninsula is viewed as the heart of mother russia. there's a reason when the soviet union broke up, the russians insisted on keeping their warm water port on the black sea. that's symbolic, you go back to the mid-19th century and the crimean war. this is some place that the russians are not going to let go of without a fight. >> if you can hang on there, jennifer, i want to bring in a story and larry sab adough. these are types of unexpected events pop up when a president under pressure can raise how much we can do to respond to a crisis. most americans feel for this time does not really affect them, but it depends on how it goes, right? >> sure, and this reminds us how quickly things can change in an election year. given american public opinion about military involvement abroad in the post-iraq, post-afghanistan era, it's fair to say that americans overwhelmingly would not favor any sort of military action, perhaps sanctions. but the president's options, pres